PSYC 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 15: William Damon, 6 Years, Secondary Sex Characteristic
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Adolescence the transition period from childhood to adulthood, extending from puberty to independence which a person becomes capable of reproducing believed that this tension between biological maturity and social dependence. G. stanley hall, one of the first psychologists to describe adolescence, Adolescence begins with puberty the period of sexual maturation, during. During puberty, boys" growth propels them to greater height than that of: primary sex characteristics the reproductive organs and genitalia. Develop dramatically: secondary sex characteristics the non-reproductive traits such as breasts and hips in girls, facial hair and deepened voice in boys also. Primary sex characteristics: the body structures (ovaries, testes, and external genitalia) that make sexual reproduction possible females. During this growth spurt: develop very fast. Secondary sex characteristics: non-reproductive sexual characteristics, such as female breasts and hips, male voice quality, and body hair. A year or two before puberty both boys and girls feel the first sense of attraction toward of the other (or their own) sex.